# Upd: Kim Potter trial resolved: guilty of manslaughter 1&2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 20, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384 "2021-12-20T21:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 252
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> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > I don’t see “occupying force” as an accurate description. “Pacification force for the ownership class,” OTOH… You won’t hear this from elected officials or see it printed in official mission statements: The prime objective of law enforcement is to maintain order. Not just to maintain order but to maintain order so that the governmental unit they work for can continue to function (city, county, state, etc.). I know some here understand this while others are going to have a fit about it like some did when I posted it in another thread. Whether we like it or not, when it says “to serve and protect” on the side of a squad car it isn’t talking about you. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384)._